Dickson v. Ryland Mortgage Company et al

Filing 2

ORDER that this action is REMANDED to the District Court, Clark County, Nevada. Signed by Judge Andrew P. Gordon on 8/21/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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VEREEN DICKSON,

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Case No. 2:15-cv-01556-APG-VCF
Plaintiff,
ORDER REMANDING CASE TO
STATE COURT

v.
RYLAND MORTGAGE COMPANY, et al.,

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Defendants.

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On August 11, 2015, plaintiff Vereen Dickson filed a complaint in Nevada state court

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against defendants asserting various claims arising out of the mortgage lien encumbering

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Dickson’s property. (Dkt. #1-1.) On August 14, 2015, Dickson removed the action to this court.

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(Dkt. #1.)

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By the removal statute’s plain language, only defendants can remove an action from state

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court to federal court. See, e.g., 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a) (stating civil actions “may be removed by the

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defendant or the defendants”). If a plaintiff wants to litigate in federal court, she must bring her

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claim originally in this court, but she cannot remove it here from state court.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this action is REMANDED to the District Court,
Clark County, Nevada.
DATED this 21st day of August, 2015.

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ANDREW P. GORDON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE